Iran Deal

How will Trump's economic 'D-Day' plan impact Iran's nuclear, ballistic missile threat? - analysis

How long do Israel, the US, and the West want to give Iran to figure out ways to charge forward on the nuclear or ballistic missile issues with whatever it has left?

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks with cryptocurrency executives in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington DC, US, August 19, 2026.
A symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile is displayed, amid a ceasefire between US and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026.

Israel cannot wait forever for peace as Iran rapidly rebuilds its missile program - editorial

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Michigan, US, July 27, 2026.

Trump’s Iran dilemma becomes battle for US public opinion as his approval hits all-time low

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

'We have special forces protection': Netanyahu tells Hannity he's not afraid of ICC arrest warrants


Is that how friends treat friends? Trump latest in Netanyahu's rifts with US presidents - opinion

Bibi has put Israel in a weak position with little choice but to follow Trump’s lead. 

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give thumbs-up at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025.

Khamenei’s post-war Iran: What comes next for the regime's Supreme Leader? - analysis

The uncertainty surrounding Mojtaba Khamenei's grasp on power could lead to policy innovation or internal conflicts.

A man walks past Iran’s national flag and a banner bearing the images of the late founder of the Islamic Revolution, supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (R), the late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei and his son, the current supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei (L), in Tehran, June 10.

Trump's Iran deal driven by economics, fear of midterm defeat, not ideology - analysis

The threat of a global recession, rising fuel prices and a potential Republican midterm defeat may have weighed as heavily on Trump's Iran decision-making as concerns over Tehran's nuclear program.

US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of a dinner celebrating 250 years of US independence in Versailles, near Paris, France, June 17, 2026.

Middle East reroutes its energy networks as region navigates shifting sands - analysis

Investments in new pipelines and energy products will be a key feature in the new regional order.

Gas flares burn at the Rumaila oil field during an armed patrol by Iraqi Energy Police in Basra, Iraq, June 8, 2026.

The US-Iran MoU is a product of Tehran's survival-first strategy - analysis

While Iran has turned toward China for support and to deepen ties, Beijing views Iran as a chaotic regime that doesn’t offer a return on investment.

TOPSHOT-IRAN-US-ISRAEL-WAR TOPSHOT - An woman walks past a billboard displaying Iran's national flag at Enghelab Square in Tehran on June 14, 2026. US President Donald Trump said that a deal with Iran to end the Middle East war could be signed on June 14, and that the strategic Strait of Hormuz woul

Diplomacy is not enough: Iran's deal must weaken, not strengthen, Hezbollah in Lebanon - editorial

When an international framework appears to prioritize regional calm over dismantling Hezbollah’s threat, residents hear the same old message: wait longer, trust more, accept less.

People hold Hezbollah flags while commemorating Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, May 25, 2026.

US-Iran deal could be 'worst ever,' Iranian-Israeli strategic analyst warns

Yasmin Sayeh, an Iranian-Israeli strategic analyst who marched for a free Iran calls the new US-Iran deal "probably the worst deal ever."

US President Donald Trump is approaching a strategic crossroads in the war with Iran.

Israeli officials fear Iran is just 'buying time,' will not follow through on final agreement

As concern grows over how Iran will respond after Friday’s signing, an equally pressing issue is the widening rift in trust between Israel and the US over Washington’s secrecy surrounding the deal.

 PAKISTAN-WAR-IRAN-US-ISRAEL-DIPLOMACY-TALKS A police personnel walks past posters highlighting Pakistan's mediation of IranUS peace talks, at the Red Zone area in Islamabad on April 18, 2026. No date has been set for the next round of IranUS peace talks brokered by Pakistan following the failure of

Hezbollah praises Iranian diplomacy while Christian rivals demand total disarmament of the militia

The group's political rivals are questioning Iran's actual ability to enforce an "Israeli withdrawal."

A poster of Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah's leader Naim Qassem (L) is displayed near another of the group's late leader Hassan Nasrallah outside shelters at the Imam Ali Housing Compound, where displaced Lebanese and Syrian refugee Shiite Muslims take refuge by the city of Hermel in Lebanon.

Iranian regime likely to rebuild military with funds released by MoU, ISW assesses

Though Trump denied reports of a $300 billion fund slated for Iran, ISW noted that Iranian officials have already promised that funds set to be released as part of the deal would be used to rebuild.

A symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile is displayed, amid a ceasefire between US and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026.